Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a ground lighting officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a ground lighting officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Ground lighting officers carry out the inspection and maintenance of airports' lighting systems. They record their findings and formulate the actions to be followed.

Also known as airfield lighting officer, ground lighting engineer, airport ground lighting engineer, airport lighting officer, airfield ground lighting engineer, leader of airport lighting team, airport lighting supervisor, airport lighting team leader, airport lighting team manager, airfield ground lighting officer.

Craft and related trades workers 24 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft cargo operations coordinator, 21%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aircraft cargo operations coo… 21% covered airside safety manager 20% covered airport environment officer 18% covered airport director 16% covered airport planning engineer 16% covered ground lighting officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ground lighting officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a ground lighting officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A ground lighting officer needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • differentiate between airfield lighting handling and moving
  • airport lighting equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • manage risk of lighting failure information skills
  • produce airport lighting system reports information skills
  • supervise routine maintenance of airport lighting systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure functionality of airport lighting systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • train staff in quality procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • train staff in safety procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • artificial lighting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • develop strategy to solve problems management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a ground lighting officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Ground lighting officer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a ground lighting officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.